WHITSON ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED

Active
Company number 03595315Private limited companyIncorporated 1998

Key figures

£13,213+666.9%
Net assets 2024/25
+120.6%
Average annual growth 2019/20–2024/25
05 k10 k15 k2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, WHITSON ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 28290

Where the company stands among the 998 active companies whose first SIC code is 28290 (Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.).

Net assets£13,213
Lower than 65% · median £127,936
Total assets£77,165
Lower than 74% · median £333,237
Employees2
Around the median · median 2
Company age28.3 years
Older than 75% · median 16.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. PALL MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED£146.2m
  2. BINKS U.K. LIMITED£80.1m
  3. ALFA LAVAL LIMITED£36m
  4. A B GRAPHIC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£32.1m
  5. UNIVERSAL BALANCING LIMITED£20m
  6. TAKARA BELMONT (U.K.) LIMITED£19.8m
  7. WALKER FILTRATION LIMITED£17.2m
  8. ZEECO EUROPE LIMITED£15.4m
  9. HYDRATIGHT LIMITED£14.9m
  10. OLDHAM ENGINEERING LIMITED£12.5m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 998. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: WHITSON ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

WHITSON ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03595315. It was incorporated on 9 Jul 1998. Its status is active. The registered office is in Southampton (SO15). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c. (28290).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Jul 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were £13,213, up 666.9% on the previous year. Total assets were £77,165 and total liabilities £63,952. The company had an average of 2 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 998 active companies whose first SIC code is 28290: By net assets it ranks lower than 65% of them (median £127,936). By total assets it ranks lower than 74% of them (median £333,237). By number of employees it is around the median of them (2). It is older than 75% of them (median age 16.1 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly coated textiles, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, tools and cutlery.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Apr 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 May 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Total assets104,92562,69339,11869,05077,165
Total liabilities104,16462,29738,60667,32763,952
Net assets / total equity7613965121,72313,213
Average number of employees33222

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 6 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: coated textiles and machinery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 8 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: machinery and tools and cutlery.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

16 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £13.2k, 2 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £1,723, 2 employees
  3. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £512, 2 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £396, 3 employees
  5. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £761, 3 employees
  6. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £253, 3 employees
  7. Frances CHERRETT appointedDirector
  8. Mr Michael John Cherrett registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (8)
  1. Mrs Frances Cherrett registered as a person with significant control
  2. Thomas James PATRICK resignedDirector
  3. CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  4. Frances CHERRETT appointedSecretary
  5. Michael John CHERRETT appointedDirector
  6. CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  7. Thomas James PATRICK appointedDirector
  8. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.